Four dead, 3 injured in accident

AMRITSAR: Four persons, including one woman, lost their life and three others were injured in an accident near Jethuwal village after a speeding car hit a motorcycle at a village near Amritsar on Sunday.

The deceased include Sukhdev Singh, resident of village Kotla Tarkhana, Balwinder Singh, Jaspal Singh, residents of Mustafabad, and Gurmeet Kaur, resident of Fatehgearh Churian road. Besides, Dilbagh Singh, Hazara Singh and Harwinder Kaur, all from the same family, were seriously injured.

Sub-inspector Preet Inder Singh stated that Sukhdev Singh, Balwinder Singh and Jaspal Singh, all in their early 20s, were on their way from Batala to Amritsar. The incident occurred when a speeding Indica coming from the opposite side rammed into a motorcycle at Majhwind village. The sub-inspector stated that Dilbagh Singh, his parents and grandmother were travelling in the Indica.

The sub-inspector Preet said that a case has been registered under Section 304A at Kathunangal police station.